The innkeeper confirms that the ear and earring belonged to Saki (she worked here, after all). The Kellid's name is given as Kundal.
Plan:
1. Use remaining daylight to ask around Solasgaard (Gather Information.)
2. Return to the Inn, incognito.
3. When this Kundal returns, we subdue him. Then we figure out what's going on.
"Good leader brother friend Taranis. Each night this man becomes a beast. And each night there is a murder. But none of these murders have been in the inn. I do not believe he will be returning here until after he turns and commits these likely unintended acts. We should patrol the city after dark but hope we find him during the day before he turns."
DV60
and LLV Scent
LLV, +3 well-lit visual if Aurora nearby
The sun soon dips below the horizon and, try as you might, you have no success in searching for Kundal before dusk. Instead, you split up to patrol the streets of your new and growing city.
The hours stretch on. Dusk turns to darkness, but long shadows remain in the light of the full moon. Time passes slowly but surely. Few people wander the streets at this hour, and gradually you are all but alone.
Patrolling with Taranis to the southeast, Toth sniffs at the wind and growls. Hundreds of feet away, Augrym catches movement out of the corner of his eye. There! Down an alleyway, he glimpses the head of a wolf framed in the moonlight just before it moves out of sight. A shout goes up to break the night's quiet!
+2 if Surprise
Round I
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf
3. Taranis, Augrym
Hearing the shouts of his companions, Unrak dashes toward the center of the area back to them--and sees the beastie in front of him! With a start, he yells HERE!! then quickly casts Shield, ready for the kerfuffle that he's sure will follow...
- Round the First
- Current HPs: 100%
Zed casts Mage Armor and advances, careful to stay behind the hardier party members.
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Aurora circles lazily overhead while Zed actively remembers that she exists.
The wolf-man snarls and moves to the attack, hefting an enormous greataxe to menace Unrak!
The sorcerer's timely spell wards off the heavy blade!
Round I
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf
3. Taranis, Augrym
Round II
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf
3. Taranis, Augrym
"Take him alive! Take him alive! He knows not what he's doing. Toth! Take him down!" Trusting that if the cat takes him down, Taranis can call him off.
Meanwhile the druid curses not having an entangle spell ready and simply hustles to get to the scene.
Got it.
The bloodrager makes the rare decision to keep his head about him in battle, so as not to accidentally take this thing's head off. Using the flat of his blade, he brings a mighty swing on the beastie's head.
<--THREAT (if it's a hit...)
Unrak lands a mighty blow, but it will take far more than that to bring the lycanthrope down.
Round I
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf
3. Taranis, Augrym
Round II
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis, Augrym
Tell the elk to stay behind. Double move to get over to him.
"At last we have found the foul beast!!"
With a quiet curse, Zed moves into position.
With a single-minded focus, the werewolf hacks again at the well-shielded Unrak, whose defenses hold fast.
MISS
MISS
Round II
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis, Augrym
"I hope to not injure you too much, my new dog faced friend. Perhaps, once we've shaved the hair away, you are a nice person underneath it all."
Study this opponent and sneak attack with my silver longsword.
If I get anything, looking for how you contract lycanthropy. Plus surprise me with any other knowledge I may find useful.
Taranis rushes forward and then stomps hard on the ground. A ripple of energy streaks forward to the ground underneath the werewolf's feet:
Augrym knows that the primary way one contracts lycanthropy is to be bitten by an afflicted lycanthrope.
The half-orc's slash easily finds its way to skin, but Taranis' earth magic is unable to faze the beast.
Round II
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (6 dmg, 16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis (Toth, Augrym
Toth, incapable of holding back his fangs, bites down on the werewolf:
Guessing a miss.
Toth's teeth find only toughened hide!
Round III
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (6 dmg, 16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis, Augrym
The bloodrager is satisfied he’s softened up the monster with his held-back blow. Now he roars and lets out his inner rage, now striking full out!
Unrak's heavy axe plows a deep gouge in the dirt.
Round III
1. Unrak, Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (6 dmg, 16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis, Augrym
Round the Third
Zed weaves his fingers with a gossamer filament of spider silk around them, and utters some words of magic... a sticky Web appears to engulf the creature!
Spell DC: 17
FAIL
Thick webbing springs into the melee, ensnaring the snarling werewolf as well as some of the Huntsmen.
Round III
1. Unrak (Reflex), Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (6 dmg, 16 nonlethal, grappled)
3. Taranis (Toth Reflex), Augrym
The cat deftly avoids the worst of it.
Unrak is grappled by the web, and is outraged!!! RAR!!
Zed grins sheepishly and bandies about the excuse that he thoughtlessly tried to cast an old spell he used to know called Greater Web of Lycanthrope Capture which doesnt have nearly the limitations of the parlor tricks he is forced to employ now. He is clearly embarrassed.
Zed remarks to himself that, with some dedicated spell research, he may one day do so again.
With a mighty howl, the werewolf bursts free of the webbing! Marc's glaive gets caught in the sticky fibers and it takes him a moment to yank it free.
Round III
1. Unrak (grappled), Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (6 dmg, 16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis, Augrym
Taranis tries a different approach to controlling the situation, freeing his brother! . Then he summons forth a ball of flame to burn the werewolf a bit and begin on the web itself.
Toth keeps trying to complete his master's command!
MISS?
for
The smell of burnt hair and flesh fills your nostrils. Toth's claws find purchase only once, yet still fail to draw blood.
Round III
1. Unrak (grappled), Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (6 dmg, 16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis, Augrym
Round IV
1. Unrak (grappled), Zed, Marc
2. Werewolf (18 dmg, 16 nonlethal)
3. Taranis, Augrym
"You will fall this day, but rise in the morning. In a decent amount of pain, mind you."
Unrak strikes again, paying no heed to finesse or mercy
Augrym and Unrak deliver two deep wounds to the werewolf, knocking him into the wall.
"Quickly now! Zed, drop the webs!"
Taranis rushes over, pulling a wand out of his bandoleer and using it on the bleeding man.
"Bind him, quickly everyone. Augrym stand ready with a weapon! I'll cast a small spell. Brother Unrak, feed him some wolfsbane!"
Unrak breathes deeply for a moment, calming himself. Then he grunts, sheathes his blade, & does as his brother says.
The bloodflow stanches and the poison goes down the gullet. For the moment, nothing else happens.
"More!"
After about ten minutes, the werewolf's veins turn a dark shade. The beast convulses unconsciously, straining its bindings.
Another minute passes in the still midnight air. The werewolf convulses again.
...soooo is something supposed to happen?
"Good leader brother friend Taranis, did we succeed? Dod we need to keep cramming Wolfsbane down his gullet? My sword is always at the ready and yours, but I am not sure what is next."
"No, we have not. The man really seems to be suffering. continue to feed him until we are out. Be ready with more rope. Does anyone have any manacles?"
"Quickly, bind him! His affliction is nothing minor. We must keep him under guard at the barracks for now. I'll send a messenger in the morning. Hopefully we can get a cleric of power to try to cure his curse. Let us get him back as soon as possible."
Get him to the barracks. I'll send an animal messenger tomorrow unless we have a cleric who can cast Remove Curse?